diff --git a/data/stk_config.xml b/data/stk_config.xml
index 025afffb5..7d07c8535 100644
--- a/data/stk_config.xml
+++ b/data/stk_config.xml
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@
            less (which might  feel better).   
          reduce-turn: A factor that's multiplied to the steering when skidding,
            which is used to reduce the turn angle  used to reduce the turn angle. -->
-    <skid increase="1.05" decrease="0.95" max="2.5" time-till-max="2.0"
-          visual="1.0" visual-time="0.5"
+    <skid increase="1.05" decrease="0.95" max="2.5" time-till-max="0.5"
+          visual="1.0" visual-time="0"
           time-till-bonus="1.5 2.5"
           bonus-force="100 200" bonus-time="3.0 4.0" 
           post-skid-rotate-factor="1" reduce-turn-min="0.6"